From b11522b2da75c2106481bfbc6a7ab631b83bf5b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neale Pickett Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2022 11:47:23 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] add cheating opinion --- .../blog/2022-10-05-CLRG-cheating-opinion.md | 44 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/blog/2022-10-05-CLRG-cheating-opinion.md diff --git a/content/blog/2022-10-05-CLRG-cheating-opinion.md b/content/blog/2022-10-05-CLRG-cheating-opinion.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..066d5aa --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2022-10-05-CLRG-cheating-opinion.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +title: My Take on CLRG's Cheating Scandal +date: 2022-10-05 +--- + +This was originally part of my +[technical analysis / explainer](2022-10-04-CLRG-cheating.html) +post, +but I've moved it here because it's just opinion. + +--- + +Trees grow up *and* down. The part of the tree you can see is only half of the +organism: for every meter of Siberian Elm tree I can cut down, there's a meter +of Siberian Elm tree I need to dig out, and digging is way more work than +cutting. + +I suspect that this racket is deep-rooted and widespread. I imagine the most +likely outcome will be a lot of social media posts, some funny T shirts, a few +resignations, maybe some people getting banned from events, and that's about it. +The only adjudicator this document proves is corrupt is the whisleblower who +sent in the screen shots. Even people named in these messages stand a decent +chance of escaping consequences, if they play their cards right. + +Don't forget that you need a lot of certified adjudicators for things to run at +their current scale. They can't just fire everybody and start over: they need +their current instructors to train up new ones. And if this document is +representative, half of their current instructor pool is already compromised. +There's no way to ensure this scheme won't be a part of the new adjudicator +training. + +Somebody is going to have to deliver a candid presentation to the board, or +whatever they have, about the reality here. The corruption is probably so deep +that they won't be able to take any significant action without destroying the +whole organization. And this is just going to embolden the bad actors. + +After time passes, the presure from some of these intense and monied parents +I've met will resume, and everything will be back to the way it was before. +Sure, there will be some casting changes, but the system that's been built up +for years--possibly decades--is going to persist long after the furore dies +down. + +We may, however, see a renewed interest in some of the smaller Irish Dance +organizations like CRN, who already seems to be making some moves.